Home Improvements

(Best Syndication News) - Target announced today The Shops will arrive in stores on May 6, 2012. The Shops is a retail partnership with shop owners of specialty stores or boutiques. The items sold will be limited-edition collections featuring five exclusive offerings from five different product categories.

The Shops at Target will include partnerships with The Candy Store, Cos Bar, Polka Dog Bakery, Privet House, and The Webster. Altogether, the collections will highlight over 400 products. Products can be as inexpensive as a $1 nail fail to items ranging over $150.

(Best Syndication News) - HGTV has started their 2012 Dream Home Giveaway, with this year's home being located in Midway, Utah. The custom designed dream home is nearby to Park City, a ski resort town with a population of 7,371. Park City is a tourist town with the locals often being outnumbered by vacationers.

The exterior and interior uses a natural color scheme. There are earthy rock walls in the great room with neutral colors accented with a spot of blue color. The wood floor compliments the rugged rocks adding refinement to the room. The ceiling has interesting wood beams and a high ceiling with an extra windows to let in the sunlight. The wood flooring is a feature throughout the main parts of the home.

(Best Syndication News) - A voluntary recall has been announced for Navien Instantaneous Tankless Water Heaters because a connection could fail and if the vent collar detaches could release carbon monoxide. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) along with the importer, Navien America, located in Irvine, California, made the safety recall announcement.

Approximately 13,000 tankless water heaters are involved in this recall. Navien America is the importer, while the manufacturer of the product is Kyung Dong Navien Co. Ltd., from South Korea. No injuries were reported in association with this recall. Wholesale distributors and home installers sold the water heaters nationwide from February 2008 through March 2009. The tankless water heaters sold for $1,500 - $2,100.

(Best Syndication News) - Michaels Stores Inc., along with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Ashland brand glass vases because they can break when picked up. The broken glass could cause injuries.

There were 28,000 vases sold in the United States, and 1,800 vases sold in Canada. The vases were sold exclusively at Michaels Arts & Crafts Stores between January 2008 through October 2011 for around $20.

Michaels received four injury reports of the vase breaking. All of the reports had people who suffered cuts to the hands. One had surgery and another received stitches.

The glass vases stand 12 inches tall and have a rectangular shape. The vase is 8 inches wide and 2 ½ inches deep. On the bottom of the vase is a label with SKU number "425827" and UPC number "6-927619-661665.”

(Best Syndication News) - The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have released an updated guide for fixing the problematic drywall that has caused corrosion and bad odors in homes. The government agencies have updated their remediation guide after the final study results came back from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

The studies investigated the corrosion effects that might happen because of the problem drywall. The research involved testing for potential corrosion on gas components, fire sprinkler heads, and smoke alarms when exposed to the sulfur fumes.

With the new update guide, homeowners might be able to repair the home without as much expense as the previous guide had outlined. Because of the latest studies, the government agencies are no longer recommending the removal of gas service piping, glass bulb fire sprinkler heads. However, they do recommend that the gas distribution piping and the glass bulb sprinkler head be tested to make sure they are working properly. If there are any failures in this inspection process they may need to be repaired.

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